Hi Txx,
Just a quick answer about this term. Many traditional teachings explained it as not loving God enough or doing work enough for Him. But what is lukewarm, neither hot nor cold? Jesus prefers either a cold Christian or a hot Christian, instead of a mixture that creates a lukewarm Christian. By this He meant we either walk in pure law or pure grace but not both, for which law surely forfeits grace. The same for the analogy of not putting new wine in old wineskin. We need to eat only from the tree of life (grace), but many will have you believe you also need to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (law).
Any teaching that says you have to still pursue your own personal holiness through obedience and confession is mixing old testament requirement with new testament grace that puts our obedience in the hands of Christ living in us through faith. Any time you worry about whether you are saved such is from man's teaching that it is still up to us to maintain salvation. But this is absolutely not true! Since it is only by the blood of Christ that saves us in the first place, it can only be His obedience that maintains our salvation -- not our obedience. Our obedience is ONLY a fruit of our faith in Him, and to glorify Him. It has nothing to do with our salvation.
Glad to continue this conversation if you are still not clear. I understand many will not agree, but it is only because they don't have the true understanding of the new covenant of grace. This is very important so please don't feel it a bother. I am glad to reveal the true gospel of Jesus Christ that so much wants to bring us His peace and his rest.
Be well and God bless,
Just a quick answer about this term. Many traditional teachings explained it as not loving God enough or doing work enough for Him. But what is lukewarm, neither hot nor cold? Jesus prefers either a cold Christian or a hot Christian, instead of a mixture that creates a lukewarm Christian. By this He meant we either walk in pure law or pure grace but not both, for which law surely forfeits grace. The same for the analogy of not putting new wine in old wineskin. We need to eat only from the tree of life (grace), but many will have you believe you also need to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (law).
Any teaching that says you have to still pursue your own personal holiness through obedience and confession is mixing old testament requirement with new testament grace that puts our obedience in the hands of Christ living in us through faith. Any time you worry about whether you are saved such is from man's teaching that it is still up to us to maintain salvation. But this is absolutely not true! Since it is only by the blood of Christ that saves us in the first place, it can only be His obedience that maintains our salvation -- not our obedience. Our obedience is ONLY a fruit of our faith in Him, and to glorify Him. It has nothing to do with our salvation.
Glad to continue this conversation if you are still not clear. I understand many will not agree, but it is only because they don't have the true understanding of the new covenant of grace. This is very important so please don't feel it a bother. I am glad to reveal the true gospel of Jesus Christ that so much wants to bring us His peace and his rest.
Be well and God bless,
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